Show-card.



No.y 731,884. PATENTBD lJUNE 23.19.03.

H. H. GARRISON.

SHOW CARD.

l APPLIOATION FILED NOV. R2. 1902.

N0 MODEL.

HARRY. H. GARRISON,

Patented June 23, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

or WILKESBARRE, PENNsYLvANIa'AssieNoE or ONE-HALF TO HARRY G. SHUPP, OF WILKESBARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

eHow-CARD.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 731,884, dated June 23, 1903.

Application filed November 22,1902. Serial No. 132,469. (No` modem To all whom `zit may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY H. GARRIsoN, a t citizen of the' United States, residing at Wilkesbarre, in the county ot Luzerne and p State of Pennsylvania,have invented newand useful Improvements in ShowCards,of which the `following is a specification.

'My invention relates to an improved device or show-card for the purpose of exhibiting lo loose diamonds or other precious stones without mounting them for window display or for exhibiting to customers,whereby the precious stones will remain inthe position in which they-are placed and can be readily removed for examination or rearranged in any desired design. y

My invention pertains to the arranging and the holding of precious stones for exhibition purposes through the medium of a non-har- 2o dening and non-cementing material, such as wax or its equivalent.

In the accompanying drawings I illustrate one way in which my invention may be utilized, though it will be readily understood that in a broad sense it may be utilized in other ways for the purpose of 'receiving and holding precious stones for exhibition purposes without mounting in a manner which enables them to be quickly attached and detached for ex? 3o amination purposes and without whatever to the stones.

'Figure l is a perspective View of my in vention applied to a show-card, the same being supported in an inclined position for window any injury 3 5 or case exhibition purposes. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view ot the same.`

In the use of my invention the precious stones o are held detachably in their adj usted `position through the intervention yot wax or 4o its equivalent which is practically non-hardening and non-cementing, but through a frictional contact and suction action will hold the stones in their position when they are placed upon the wax and given a slight pressure to force their projections slightly therein. In the drawings the wax b is arranged between two layers of cardboard c and f.. These two cardboards are glued together around their openings by means of suitable glue or other cement h.

The outer layer of cardboard c will preferably be provided with perforations i over its surface to expose through the perforations the layers of wax placed between the two layers of cardboard. These perforations .are of a size sufficient to permit the projecting portions of the stones to be forced into the exposed portions of the Wax. The wax then serves to hold the stones in position by a combined wedging and suction action, and the 6o cards can be handled without disturbing the positions of the stones, and the stone-s can be readily' removed for examination by a custemer. When the stones are removed, the wax will not adhere to the stone in any sense and leaves it free to be carefully and thoroughly examined and will not disturb` the luster or brilliancy thereof.

While I here show the outer cardboard arranged with perforations over its surface, thus 7o permitting considerable latitude in the arranging of the stones in certain designs, yet it will be readily understood thatV the wax could be wholly exposed and the stones arranged thereon in any desirable design, or the outer cardboard may have perforations cut therein in the design of a crescent, sunburst, or any other design.

I am aware that heretofore precious and other stones have been supported for exhibi- 8o tion purposes by means of glue or other cement; but it will be readily understood that in this relationthe stones cannotbe detached and readily rearranged in any desired design forthepurposeofillustrationtoacustomer. lt Will also be readilyunderstood that in the useof cement or glue should the stones be removed for the purpose of exhibiting to a customer a certain portion of the cement or glue will adhere-thereto, making it necessary to either 9o remove the glue, with a possible injury to the stone, or to examine the stone in the hands of a probable purchaser with the glue orV cement thereon. Where, however, a non-hardening and non-cementing material, such as wax, is

used, whereby the stone is held in position bya frictional and suctional action, the stones can be readily arranged and rearranged for the purpose ofexhibition to a customer and readily and quickly attached and detached loo from its supporting-surface without any'of the objections heretofore mentioned where glue and cement is used. Where glueand cement is used, a permanent attachment of the stones is made, and the stones cannot be detached Without segregating the means of attachment. This means of attachment by a. permanent connection such as cement or glue, is therefore entirely dierent from my means of support and attachment, which is of a detachable character and enables the stone to be readily and immediately attached and detached at any desired point upon the holding-surface.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A show-card consisting of a backing carrying a layer of non-hardening and non-cementing material.

2. A show-card consisting of a backing carrying a layer of non-hardening and non-cementing material and a front card carried by the backing and covering a portion of said non-hardening and non-cementing material.

3. A show-card consisting of a backing carrying a layer of non-hardening and non-ceinenting material, and a front cardboard attached to the backing, the Vfront cardboard having a plurality of perforations to expose through the perforations the layer of nonhardening and non-cementing material.

4. A show-card consisting of a backing carrying a layer vof non-hardening and non-cementing material and a front card cemented to the edges of the backing, and covering a portion of the non-hardening and non-cementing material.

5. A show-card consisting of a backing carrying a layer of non-hardening and non-cementing material, theffront card cemented to the edges of the backing, the front cardboard having a plurality of perforations to expose through the perforations the layer of non-hardening and non-cementing material.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HARRY H. GARRISON.

Witnesses:

FAITH A. BULLARD, HARRY G. SHUPP. n 

